ORLANDO, Fla. — The NAACP over the weekend released a travel advisory for Florida, signingupwith 2 other civil rights groups in caution capacity travelers that current laws and policies promoted by Gov. Ron DeSantis and Florida legislators are “openly hostile towards African Americans, individuals of color and LGBTQ+ people.”
The NAACP, long an supporter for Black Americans, signedupwith the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC), a Latino civil rights company, and Equality Florida, a gay rights advocacy group, in releasing travel advisories for the Sunshine State, where tourist is one of the state’s biggest task sectors.
The caution authorized Saturday by the NAACP’s board of directors informs travelers that, priorto takingatrip to Florida, they must comprehend the state of Florida “devalues and marginalizes the contributions of, and the difficulties dealtwith by African Americans and other neighborhoods of color.”
An e-mail was sentout Sunday earlymorning to DeSantis’ workplace lookingfor remark. The Republican guv is anticipated to reveal a run for the GOP governmental election this week.
Florida is one of the most popular states in the U.S. for travelers, and tourist is one of its mostsignificant markets. More than 137.5 million travelers checkedout Florida last year, marking a return to pre-pandemic levels, according to Visit Florida, the state’s tourist promo agenc